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Close Stepper
02:47
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Don’t take another step without me
I’ll tell you when I’ve arrived
River’s overflowing, left from nearby honeybees
All I need
Taking my chances
All that I’ve learned to let go when movement beckons gracefully
All of this time, I’ve spent pursuing my fallout for all I know
Picking up speed, I sped past a pasture postured;
A polished portrait just for me
Waking up slow, I think you need to know just what you walked into
Don’t stop to look at daisies when the river’s running dry
A little bit gets me by
Open up your pockets when there’s nothing left but air—
No one’s there
Taking my chances
All that I’ve learned to let go when movement beckons gracefully
All of this time, I’ve spent pursuing my fallout for all I know
Picking up speed, I sped past a pasture postured;
A polished portrait just for me
Waking up slow, I think you need to know just what you walked into
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Fragrant
03:15
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Fragrant clouds fall like embers raining down
From the top I’m learning how not to leave a trace
Collect what you still can see from your vantage point down low
Lofty statements leaking through uninterrupted lines,
I drew them for you
Forget where you’ve come from darling
Let your memories go like feathers
Shine a light upon your footprints
Promise me you won’t go home again
Death wishes keep me alive
Feel the rush fall over time
I left a note by your side
Sincerely, signed out of spite
Harness wildfires of the holy
Burn an image in the skyline
Follow smoke rings to the center
Hollow out a space for you and I
Death wishes keep me alive
Feel the rush fall over time
I left a note by your side
Sincerely, signed out of spite
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Color Hunting
05:08
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Falling into an ocean (of pastels)
Can’t catch my breath, just let it go (ahhh)
Nameless faces reflected (where is mine?)
My life, I’ve spent searching for something that I can’t define
Move a little bit closer to
The auras moving you
Let your inclinations be your guide
A color hunting fiend
Creating shades between
What’s been said and what is left to come
Scale the fortress
Sail from ocean to the shore
Sunlight’s spilling through
Echoes from another life
Move a little bit closer to the auras moving you
Let your inclinations be your guide
A color hunting fiend creating shades between
What’s been said and what is left to come
Allow the light to play a different role each day
All that’s left is saturation
The paints are pushed by rain to images left of pain
I’m falling into inspiration
Follow feelings of bliss (they’ll decay)
Don’t stop your search, move through the gray (lay me down)
Hold on just a bit longer (will I last?)
My god, I’ll find something I love
And I’ll search till death
Move a little bit closer to the auras moving you
Let your inclinations be your guide
A color hunting fiend creating shades between
What’s been said and what is left to come
Allow the light to play a different role each day
All that’s left is saturation
The paints are pushed by rain to images left of pain
I’m falling into inspiration
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4. |
Nature Versus Nurture
04:19
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Forest whisper like a child:
Shameless, facing the front
Nurture like a mother:
Stand up, sharpen your tongue
Lift your voice to the sky
Raise up new life
And bleed ‘em dry
Hold your child above your skull
Shout his name to the sun
Fall into the river
Get up, go get your gun
Lift your voice to the sky
Raise up new life
And bleed ‘em dry
I’m alive without a reason
Forced a meaning into place
Hide my sorrows inside a sound
Let the silent song resound
I’m alive without a reason
Forced a meaning into place
Hide my sorrows inside a sound
Let the silent song resound
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Enigma
03:15
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Formless, an enigmatic light shines its face upon the soil where we walk
No need to talk
Nourish the nooks and crannies, hollowed from many, many years of neglect
I came to reflect
Nameless as an image,
Known only by its spirit
Haunted, littered with vermin
This is the place where my soul grew from a boy to a man overnight
Didn’t think I’d ever leave this place alive
Darkness magnifies stenches
There is a hole under my bed leading straight to the ground
Tell the mice I’d like some peace and quiet now
Falling, try to sleep through the day
Feeling like I’m going insane
Fooling round with too many girls
Fueling, let the fire start to rise
Haunted, littered with vermin
This is the place where my soul grew from a boy to a man overnight
Didn’t think I’d ever leave this place alive
Darkness magnifies stenches
There is a hole under my bed leading straight to the ground
Tell the mice I’d like some peace and quiet now
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Blue Velvet
03:18
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Breathe
I never want to be the catalyst to end
Summertime and all that it brings
Seek another place to dwell
The situations hell
I didn’t want to leave you alone
I’m not waiting round to say my goodbyes
I’m not filled with sorrow, too numb to cry
Almost hesitated, thought of your face
In time you’ll forget I wasted your days
So let me go
Be careful where you lay
I miss the light of day
Solitude is serving me well
Speak louder than the night
There’s not a soul in sight
Think I’m almost over the edge
I’m not waiting round to say my goodbyes
I’m not filled with sorrow, too numb to cry
Almost hesitated, thought of your face
In time you’ll forget I wasted your days
So let me go
I’m not waiting round to say my goodbyes
I’m not filled with sorrow, too numb to cry
Almost hesitated, thought of your face
In time you’ll forget I wasted your days
So let me go
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Void
03:44
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Call out to me before I go fall with my face forward
I wanted to let you know I’m dreaming
Follow the leaves where they may fall, void of attachment
I wanted to let you know I’m breathing
After I’ve gone, don’t speak my name
Think I’ll take my chances
I left through an open doorway
Sorrows become a scarcity
Leave all your books face down
I wanted to let you know I’m fleeting
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Matt Ruder Denver, Colorado
Just a boi making stuff.
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